Contents IT Service Management Previous Topic Next Topic Software Asset Management plugin setup process Subscribe Log in to subscribe to topics and get notified when content changes. ... SAVE AS PDF Selected Topic Topic & Subtopics All Topics in Contents Share Software Asset Management plugin setup process Complete a set of steps to prepare to manage your software assets. To get started with Software Asset Management plugin: Identify Software Owned. The following methods identify the software your organization owns: Use Discovery to identify currently owned software and begin working with the Software Asset Management plugin feature. Identify and add the software manually or with a third-party tool. Make the Configuration Management Database AccurateClean up information in the configuration management database (CMDB). At first, focus on your top 10-20 software vendors. Create Software ModelsCreate software models for all of the software your organization wants to monitor. Software models can also be imported from another source such as a Discovery application, an existing data set of software licenses, or a third-party source. Create Software License RecordsCreate software license records for all of the software your organization owns. This information can also be based on information from a purchasing source or imported as a spreadsheet. Configure Software CountersConfigure software counters to view your organization's software compliance levels for all of your software. Related TasksRequest Software Asset Management pluginManage software modelsRelated ConceptsSoftware Asset Management plugin Overview moduleDetermine where software is installedSoftware licensesLicense calculationsSoftware discovery modelsSoftware License Compliance CheckerUse counters for software license reconciliationIBM PVU Process PackSoftware contractsOracle process pack On this page Send Feedback Previous Topic Next Topic
Software Asset Management plugin setup process Complete a set of steps to prepare to manage your software assets. To get started with Software Asset Management plugin: Identify Software Owned. The following methods identify the software your organization owns: Use Discovery to identify currently owned software and begin working with the Software Asset Management plugin feature. Identify and add the software manually or with a third-party tool. Make the Configuration Management Database AccurateClean up information in the configuration management database (CMDB). At first, focus on your top 10-20 software vendors. Create Software ModelsCreate software models for all of the software your organization wants to monitor. Software models can also be imported from another source such as a Discovery application, an existing data set of software licenses, or a third-party source. Create Software License RecordsCreate software license records for all of the software your organization owns. This information can also be based on information from a purchasing source or imported as a spreadsheet. Configure Software CountersConfigure software counters to view your organization's software compliance levels for all of your software. Related TasksRequest Software Asset Management pluginManage software modelsRelated ConceptsSoftware Asset Management plugin Overview moduleDetermine where software is installedSoftware licensesLicense calculationsSoftware discovery modelsSoftware License Compliance CheckerUse counters for software license reconciliationIBM PVU Process PackSoftware contractsOracle process pack
Software Asset Management plugin setup process Complete a set of steps to prepare to manage your software assets. To get started with Software Asset Management plugin: Identify Software Owned. The following methods identify the software your organization owns: Use Discovery to identify currently owned software and begin working with the Software Asset Management plugin feature. Identify and add the software manually or with a third-party tool. Make the Configuration Management Database AccurateClean up information in the configuration management database (CMDB). At first, focus on your top 10-20 software vendors. Create Software ModelsCreate software models for all of the software your organization wants to monitor. Software models can also be imported from another source such as a Discovery application, an existing data set of software licenses, or a third-party source. Create Software License RecordsCreate software license records for all of the software your organization owns. This information can also be based on information from a purchasing source or imported as a spreadsheet. Configure Software CountersConfigure software counters to view your organization's software compliance levels for all of your software. Related TasksRequest Software Asset Management pluginManage software modelsRelated ConceptsSoftware Asset Management plugin Overview moduleDetermine where software is installedSoftware licensesLicense calculationsSoftware discovery modelsSoftware License Compliance CheckerUse counters for software license reconciliationIBM PVU Process PackSoftware contractsOracle process pack